Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
(Steve Harris)

I left alone, my mind was blank
I needed time to get the memories from my mind
What did I see? Can I believe?
That what I saw last night was real and not just fantasy
Just what I saw, in my old dreams
Were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?
�Cause in my dreams, it�s always there
The evil face that twists my mind and rings me to despair

The night was black, was no use holding back
�Cause I just had to see, was someone watching me?
In the mist, dark figures move and twist
Was all this for real, or some kind of hell?

666, the number of the beast
Hell and fire was spawned to be released

Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised
As they start to cry, hands held to the sky
In the night, the fires burning bright
The ritual has begun, Satan�s work is done

666, the number of the beast
Sacrifice is going on tonight

This can�t go on, I must inform the law
Can this still be real, or some crazy dream?
But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes
They seem to mesmerize, can�t avoid their eyes

666, the number of the beast
666, the one for you and me

I�m coming back, I will return
And I�ll possess your body, and I�ll make you burn
I have the fire, I have the force
I have the power to make my evil take its course